The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match in its Southern Conference opener against the College of Charleston today. With the loss, the Mocs drop to 1-6 on the year and 0-1 in SoCon action. The Cougars improve to 3-2 and 1-0 in the SoCon.

The Cougars took the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and No. 3. However, UTC's freshman duo of Jackson Tresnan and Roberto Vieira took the No. 2 doubles bout. They posted an 8-4 win over Billy Kenny and Steven Myers. It was the second straight doubles win for Tresnan and Vieira as they evened their season record at 3-3.

Tresnan continued his solid day and helped the Mocs avoid the shutout with a three-set win at No. 5. He won the first set 7-5 over Joe Nicolazzi before falling in the second 6-2. The pair played a super-tiebreaker to decide the match with Tresnan winning 11-9. It was his third singles win in a row. He is now 5-5 this season and 3-3 in dual match action.

The Mocs hit the road for a four-game swing beginning next week at Jacksonville State. Chattanooga takes on the Gamecocks in a doubleheader with the women's teams on Wednesday, March 3, at 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.). UTC will be back at home on Wednesday, March 24 when the men and women host Lee University at the Champions Club at 2:00 p.m. (E.S.T.).

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